Cordon Of Steel: the U.S. Navy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. Navy in the modern world series: no. 1
ISBN 0-945274-23-8
"This study launches the Naval Historical Center's new series entitled The U.S. Navy in the Modern World. The purpose of the series is to inform today's naval personnel and other readers of the contributions made by the naval service to the nation, in war and peace, since 1945. During this period, the Navy contained Soviet and Communist expansion, deterred nuclear and conventional attack on the United States, protected American trade at sea and ashore, strengthened regional alliances, and fostered the growth of democratic and free market institutions worldwide. The strength and overseas presence of the U.S. fleet often resolved crises without the use of force, but when force was necessary the Navy fought hard and well."
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